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    Interest Groups are “an organized association of individuals who attempt to influence public policy, also known as a lobbies group, or a special group. This process is made so that interest groups would be an implement of public influence on politics to promote changes, but would not affect the government much. Whether or not this is still the case is a meaningful question that we must find out. Interest groups play numerous roles in the American political system, such as representation,…

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    Interest groups are the decisive factors in an election, and are prominent at every level of American politics swaying and influencing voters. They use tactics and send out messages that seem to be for the voters, when actually it’s the contrary. Interest groups seek to influence political processes in ways that benefit their members. In doing so, however, they may not act in the overall public interest. Still while acting for their own self improvement these interests groups continue to be…

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    fathers signed the Constitution with the vision that smaller local and state politics would lead the way in decision making. There was a belief among many of the founders that local politics would never be more powerful than national politics. However, that vision did not configure correctly; as nowadays national politics dominate over local. The idea that America’s progression as a whole justifies the dominance of national politics is incorrect. Progression does not mean positive change, only…

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    Over the years, the journalism and photographers become more important to our daily lives. The more they are developed the more they affect on us. Journalism and photography even have had a huge impact on politics. We can easily find a lot of information that we need through the TV, radio or newspapers. We can say that these tools have improved and revolutionized the way searching comprehensive information. More noteworthy is the launch of Google in the 90s, this is a searching page largest…

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    “Democracy is a process that requires people to engage in discussions with those who disagree with them, and through discourse come to a deeper understanding of politics” (Fishkin, 1991). In our highly political climate, many deeply held beliefs are viewed as controversial. Often constructive discourse is shut down because issues are polarized and people can become angry and combative when met with an ideology that differs from their own. Deeply held views are difficult if not impossible to…

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    Buying America The U.S politics have become to be a game of wealth and foolery. Nowadays, dark money has infiltrated our public affairs by buying out running candidates and corrupting our elections. Dark money’s role in our politics is that high dollar corporations and million and billionaire “investors” are able to fund and tell the candidate what to say and vote for in order to benefit the corporations and influence the election and not disclose their donors. The effects of dark money can…

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    William Tweed was elected into the House of Representatives in 1852, but shortly after was declared to have stolen one billion dollars from Congress. Around the time Tweed took the money, America was in a one-hundred million dollar debt. (Real Clear Politics). (Chicago…

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    Throughout history, religion has had an influential role in politics; however, the constant political influence of religion has sparked many debates and conflicts and continues to do so today. In the past, the major issue was the establishment of a specific religion by the government. People wondered whether it was more ethical for a country to support one religion or to not support any religion. Over time, this issue has receded as more and more countries have adopted a policy of religious…

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    In Aristotle’s Politics, human nature is the driving force behind the formation of community, political practice, government, and moral code. Ability to speak and communicate efficiently sets human apart from the rest of the animal kingdom, paving the way to revealing “the advantageous and the harmful, and hence also the just and unjust.” (1, 2) In other words, the inherent ability to express and give and receive feedback creates the foundation of fundamental ideas and rules upon which cities or…

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    In the article “Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics: A Research Agenda,” Gretchen Helmke and Steven Levitsky propose that informal institutions form as much or more importance in politics as formal institutions. Throughout the article Helmke and Levitsky provide us with similarities and comparisons of both institutions and a definition for each institution. According to both researchers, it is not possible to explain political performance without focusing on both institutions as we…

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